Climate Solutions Act of 2017Short Titles as IntroducedTo reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.Official Title as IntroducedClimate Solutions Act of 2017Display TitleClimate Solutions Act of 2017(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as Introduced2017-06-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.HouseDTedLieuL00058233CA2230L000582Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]2017-06-20DiazB0013002311B001300NanetteCA442017-06-20Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]DBarraganTrueL000551L00055115017814BARBARACA132017-06-20Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]DLEETrueQ000023Q00002319677925MikeIL52017-06-20Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]DQuigleyTrueD000216D0002167868281ROSACT32017-06-20Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]DDELAUROTrueP00059819107860P000598JaredCO22017-06-20Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]DPolisTrueT000472T0004722110MarkCA412017-06-20Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]DTakanoTrueG000574G0005742226RubenAZ72017-06-20Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]DGallegoTrueE0002888005E0002881857KeithMN52017-06-20Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]DEllisonTrueF.N00017916027843N000179GRACECA322017-06-20Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]DNAPOLITANOTrueB0005748116B00057499EARLOR32017-06-22Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]DBLUMENAUERFalseC0010902159C001090MattPA172017-06-22Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]DCartwrightFalseP.M000312M00031279681504JAMESMA22017-06-22Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]DMCGOVERNFalseJ0002982354J000298PramilaWA72017-06-22Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]DJayapalFalseL000397701L0003977821ZOECA192017-06-23Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]DLOFGRENFalseHOLMESN0001478687871N000147ELEANORDC02017-07-28Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DNORTONFalseT000460T00046078061593MIKECA52017-07-28Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]DTHOMPSONFalseEnergy2017-06-21T07:26:39ZClimate Solutions Act of 20172017-06-23Environment and Climate Change Subcommitteehsif18House committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.CommitteeIntroReferralH11100House floor actions2Foreign Affairs Committeehsfa002017-06-20Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.IntroReferralH11100House floor actions2Energy and Commerce Committeehsif002017-06-20Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.IntroReferralIntro-HLibrary of Congress92017-06-20Introduced in HouseIntroReferral1000Library of Congress92017-06-20Introduced in House112152019-02-14T23:30:56Z[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 2958.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the ConstitutionArticle 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution[Page H4994]]]>115Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment studies and investigationsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationEnergyEnergy and Commerce Committee2017-06-20T16:04:40ZReferred tohsif00Standinghsif18Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee2017-06-23T13:37:08ZReferred toHouseForeign Affairs Committee2017-06-20T16:04:45ZReferred tohsfa00StandingHouse2017-06-20002017-09-08T15:40:45ZIntroduced in HouseClimate Solutions Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 by directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to promulgate regulations that require the percentage of electric energy generated from renewable sources that is sold at the retail level to increase each year beginning in 2020 so that in 2050 and each subsequent year, the percentage is at least 80%.

DOE must also promulgate regulations that set cumulative energy savings targets for retail electric energy and natural gas suppliers that require each supplier to secure annual savings that are achieved through end-use efficiency improvements at customer facilities. For electric energy suppliers, the targets must increase from .25% of sales in 2020 to 1.5% of sales in 2025 and each year thereafter through 2030. For natural gas suppliers, the target must increase from .25% of sales in 2020 to .5% of sales in 2025 and each year thereafter through 2030. DOE must allow suppliers to achieve the targets through a market-based trading system.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must promulgate annual emission reduction targets for each of 2030 through 2050 to ensure that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions: (1) in 2035 are at least 40% below those in 1990, and (2) in 2050 are at least 80% below those in 1990. The EPA must promulgate final regulations to implement those targets within 7 years and review them at least every 5 years thereafter.

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